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Turban-tying services boom as young Sikhs embrace heritage

Professionals say it is now rare for family members to be able to tie groom’s turban before wedding
Jagdeep Singh Grewal, right, owns a turban-tying company. Photograph: Alecsandra Dragoi/The Guardian

At the height of wedding season, Jagdeep Singh Grewal professionally ties the turbans of four or five grooms a day. He is up before sunrise and often returns home long after dark. While the weddings can blur into each other, one incident has stayed with him.

On a cold October morning in 2018, Grewal arrived at the groom’s house at 5am. The groom’s mother pointed to a picture of a man wearing a turban and asked him to mimic

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